John Archibald Campbell (April 19, 1872—November 26, 1963) was a politician in Manitoba

Manitoba

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, Canada

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. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba

Legislative Assembly of Manitoba

The Legislative Assembly of Manitoba and the lieutenant governor form the Legislature of Manitoba, the legislature of the Canadian province of Manitoba. Fifty-seven members are elected to this assembly in provincial general elections, all in single-member constituencies with first-past-the-post...

 from 1907 to 1910, as a member of the Manitoba Liberal Party

Manitoba Liberal Party

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Campbell was born in Clinton

Clinton, Ontario

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, Ontario

Ontario

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, and moved to Winnipeg

Winnipeg

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, Manitoba in the spring of 1881. He was educated at Manitoba College, and received a Bachelor of Arts

Bachelor of Arts

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 degree in 1900. He worked as a barrister, and was principal of schools in Boissevain

Boissevain, Manitoba

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 for five years. In religion, Campbell was a Baptist

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He first campaigned for the Manitoba legislature in the 1903 provincial election

Manitoba general election, 1903

Manitoba's general election of July 20, 1903 was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada.The result was a second consecutive majority government for the Conservative Party of Manitoba, now led by Premier Rodmond Palen Roblin...

, and lost to Conservative

Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba

The Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba is the only right wing political party in Manitoba, Canada. It is also the official opposition party in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba.-Origins and early years:...

 candidate John Gunne by 141 votes in Dauphin. He ran again in the 1907 election

Manitoba general election, 1907

Manitoba's general election of March 7, 1907 was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada.The result was a third consecutive majority government for the Conservative Party of Manitoba, led by premier Rodmond Palen Roblin...

, and defeated new Conservative opponent James G. Harvey

James G. Harvey

James Graham Harvey was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1910 to 1914, as a member of the Conservative Party....

 by 121 votes. The Conservative Party won the election, and Campbell served as an opposition member for the next three years.

Campbell was defeated in the 1910 election

Manitoba general election, 1910

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, losing to Harvey by 53 votes. He sought a return to the legislature in the 1914 election

Manitoba general election, 1914

Manitoba's general election of July 10, 1914 was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada.The result was a fifth consecutive majority government for the Conservative Party, led by premier Rodmond P. Roblin...

, but lost to Conservative candidate Joseph Hamelin

Joseph Hamelin

Joseph Hamelin was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1914 to 1927. Hamelin's paternal grandfather, Salomon Hamelin, served in the Legislative Council of Manitoba from 1871 to 1876. His maternal grandfather was legislator Pascal...

 by sixty votes in the neighbouring constituency of Ste. Rose.